The Art People Podcast

A few weeks ago Justin Favela was in Oakland doing some work and got the opportunity to interview Daniel Samaniego. Daniel and Justin went to art school at UNLV back in the day and in this conversation they catch up, get into his work, talk about his influences, his experience in the Bay Area over the past 9 years and dive into his appreciation for pop culture (including Wynonna Judd!).

You can follow Daniel @DanielMSamaniego on Instagram and you can also visit his website DanielSamaniego.com to see his work!

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In December of 2018, Justin Favela took a trip to London to attend his friend Dr. John Walter’s epic 40th birthday bash. After a night of partying, the birthday boy and Justin met up at his studio to talk about his work as an artist, curator, producer and educator. Listen in as they reminisce about their time in Las Vegas, get into the art of juggling multiple projects and define the word Shonky on this very international episode of The Art People Podcast.

To learn more about John Walter and to see his work you can visit johnwalter.net.

This past summer Justin Favela had the pleasure of meeting up with poet Vogue Robinson at the East Las Vegas Library. They sat down and talked about their family, education, mental health, community, the Las Vegas Art scene and so much more!

You can follow Vogue on Instagram @vogue316. You can also visit her website vogue316.com to purchase her book and learn more about Vogue.

Inspired by the Nap Ministry and Tricia Hersey's book "Rest is Resistance, Justin Favela and Dr. Erika Gisela Abad talk about what they’ve learned about resting, healing, and toxic work cultures in this return episode of Art People Podcast. Abad, after years of writing and interviewing artists, reflects on what she/they learned about balancing higher ed and guest curator work as she transitioned from being Faculty-in-Residence at UNLV to Assistant Prof of Communications. Favela discusses his latest performance about rest at the National Hispanic Cultural Center and his new book (now available!).

Erika and Justin also introduce the new mini-series: Art, Family, and Memory. Stay tuned!

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Exhibition at the Barrick Museum

Reposo: A Hispanic Rests for the Entirety of Hispanic Heritage Month

Tricia Hersey

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Justin Favela - Fantasia/Fantasy

Documentarian and scholar Dr. Linda Garcia Merchant takes time to speak with her good friend Dr. Erika Abad about No Es Facil, which was featured in ‘Two Cultures, One Family.” She reflects on her career-long investment in documenting Chicana experiences and what inspired her to build a career around documenting the history of women who were part of the National Women's Political Caucus (NWPC), Chicana Caucus of the NWPC from 1977 to 1979, which her mother, Ruth "Rhea" Mojica Hammer, was a key figure.

Two Cultures, One Family